Cluster of Falciparum Malaria Cases in UK Airport

A cluster of 6 cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria occurred in a UK airport among 30 travelers returning to the United States from East Africa. Molecular genotyping analysis indicated that all had been exposed to different parasites. The travelers' use of chemoprophylaxis was poor; their per...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases Jg. 14; H. 8; S. 1284 - 1286
Hauptverfasser:	Rodger, Alison J., Cooke, Graham S., Ord, Rosalynn, Sutherland, Colin J., Pasvol, Geoffrey
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.08.2008 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Schlagworte:	Adult Airports Antimalarials - therapeutic use Cluster Analysis Diagnosis Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Humans Kenya - epidemiology Malaria Malaria, Falciparum - drug therapy Malaria, Falciparum - epidemiology Malaria, Falciparum - prevention & control molecular genotyping outbreak Plasmodium falciparum Travel Travelers Uganda - epidemiology United Kingdom United Kingdom - epidemiology United States - epidemiology
ISSN:	1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
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